Raise Our Hands
Let’s make a difference in our communities
Why Raise Your Hand?
Strong, healthy communities start with engaged citizens. Getting involved creates the opportunity to live healthy lives, including access to fresh, affordable food, nice parks, safe streets, good jobs and transportation to get there. Healthy choices may seem like easy choices, but they aren’t a given in every community. Decisions about investing in our communities are made by board members and elected officials on the school board and city council and in the state legislature. Do you know them? Do they know you? They should! After all, YOU know what your community needs!
Get involved at the grassroots level in what happens in and to your community. It feels great to participate, and you’ll be helping improve the health and well-being of all who live there. So step up. Raise your hand!
Here are just a few examples of what you can do:
- Volunteer to serve on committees and boards
- Vote/Register to vote
- Run for office
- Attend city meetings
- Meet with candidates and elected officials
- Be a community health, housing or land use advocate
- Get involved in local government
- Write letters to representatives, newspapers, etc.
- Share on social media!
How to #RaiseOurHands
The #RaiseOurHands campaign is all about encouraging everyone to get involved in the wellbeing of our Des Moines communities, from voting to volunteering, from attending city council meetings to grabbing coffee with your legislator. There’s so much you can do to change things for the better — and we want to share what people like you are doing to make it happen.
Use hashtag #RaiseOurHands to post pics or videos on social media of you or others getting involved for a stronger community! We’ll display them here to inspire others to make a difference.